Follow Fest - Powered by the wonderful Melissa Maygrove :)

Aloha,I’m so late to the party – but then I heard that Melissa Maygrove and her Follow Fest runs through Friday, so you, too, like me, still have
time to sign up >> here!

Melissa’s goal is to use this cute, little Fest that could as a platform-building
opportunity for writers who want to meet and possibly follow like-minded
writers – or strange, genre-seeking folk like meJ

She also asked all who signed up for the daily Linky Lists to answer a few
simple questions. (I’ve had fun reading all the different responses – we *are*
such a varied lot!)

And so, as they say in the Eurovision Song Contest, here then are the results from the Irish
judge:

Name: Mark J. Koopmans (I looked into picking “Alex J. Cavanaugh,” but some
dude already has that name… can you imagine!)

WIP#2 is currently a WWII historical romance, but who knows
what it will be by the end of the final chapter!

What genres do you write? OK, so getting the chance to
co-write a memoir and share Donald’s story was an amazing opportunity, but I am
also having a lot of fun with my fiction WIP#2… just ‘cos I can warp the scene
to fit my imagination.

I think I would love to write a drama next.

Or a thriller?

Maybe a combo?… (A lonely D.I.Y-type dude loses something
important and only has six hours to find it… I would make up a new genre and
call it a “driller.”)

Are you published? Memoir/novel(s) no, not yet. But I
have one magazine credit (1993) and several years as a beat reporter for first
a Florida weekly, and then a Texas daily newspaper.

Do you do anything in addition to
writing? What? No,
don’t be silly! I am a stay-at-home dad to three boys under the age of seven,
which is really easy (oh, dear why are my
pants on fire?), especially now that our 20-month-old baby just this past
weekend broke his leg. The poor, poor little fellow will be in a cast for
four-to-six weeks, so I may be (nah, ya) a little busier than normal…. I feel sooo
bad for our little guy… especially as he was already so used to running around
like a mini-Mark.

Poor little guy! A broken leg is the pits. My daughter broke her wrist when she was 3 and was in a full arm cast for a few weeks, but at least she was still able to walk around. Sending positive vibes for a speedy recover to your wee one. Hope he gets better soon. And I'm diggin your mustard wallpaper. (:

I have been to your corner of the world only once in my life (had to give a deposition in a multi-million dollar law suit) but still managed to play with parrots on the beach, go to a luau, and stand in the middle of a volcano so I certainly have my memories...;~)

Good luck with the Follow Fest and prayers are already sent for your son's speedy and healthy recovery.

Aw sorry to hear about your little guy's leg. :( Adding him to my prayer list for sure.I'm getting ready to help write someone's memoir. I'm going to email you and see if you have any advice to share. I've never done one before.Oh, and thanks for joining my blogfest!! :)

Hey, Mark. Sorry to hear about the little guy. Almost 2 is a very active, look-what-I-can-do age. I doubt it will slow him down much. Don't worry if he reverts to crawling. It's good for brain development. A broken leg might make him an Einstein, who knows. When you get to FB and GR look me up.

Finally read your FF post, only to learn your son broke his leg! Poor little guy! I broke my leg - my femur actually - when I was over a year old but less than 2. Apparently my femur is now stronger than most people's, because of that. ;) Sadly I didn't break both, then I would have 2 strong femurs! haha